Pin-tray.



C. A. BULL.

PIN TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED IUYLY 2.1911.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

CHARLE$ A. BULL, OE ALBION, NEBRASKA.

PIN-TEA Y.

Application filed July 2, 1917'.

To all ii /tom. may] concern.

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. Bonn a citizen oi the United States,residing at Albion, in the county oi Boone and State oi Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pin-Trays; and I dodeclare the "following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to malce and use the same.

My invention relates to pin trays and has for its object to provide apin tray in which a novel means provided for holding a plurality 01 pinsin the tray in such a manner as to be readily withdrawn therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to so construct a tray of thischaracter that all parts will be readily accessible and disposed mostadvantageously and which will be cheap to manutacturc and mosteliicicnt.

With these and other general objects in view which will appear itrom thedescription, my invention resides in the novel teatures of construction,combination and an rangement of parts to be more fully described andclaimed and taken in connection with the accompanying drawings whichform a part of this application and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view 01 my improved pin tray;

Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse sectional views on the lines 2-2 and 3 oi"Fig. 1, respectively; and,

Fig. at is a longitudinal vertical sectional view on the line 4l.t ofFig. 1.

My improved attachment comprises a rectangular tray of glass, porcelain,metal or any suitable material. preferred having a base 1 which isprovided with an upstanding relatively wide hollow wall 2 along onelongitudinal side and both ends. The top of the wall which is designatedas 3 is closed and perforated at spaced intervals to form a series ofalined apertures 1. The inner side of the upstanding wall is left openthroughoutits length and a strip oi coarse felt or other cushionmaterial 5 is adapted to be inserted through the open side into thehollow interior oi. the wall to completely fill the same. As a means ofretaining the cushion material firmly within the wall, I provide a pairof ribs 6 extending horizontally throughout the length of the walls atopposite sides of the same and spaced Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

Serial No. 178.319.

slightly above the bottom so as to firmly wedge the cushion materialthcrebetween and hold the same firmly within the wall.

This construction provides means whereby a plurality of pins may beinserted through the apertures t and will be held embedded in thecushion material 5 in spaced relation so as to be readily removedtherefrom.

Adjacent the open longitudinal side of the tray, the base is providedwith a series of parallel longitudinally disposed grooves 7 for thereception of pens, pencils and the like therein and the base at thispoint along the open longitudinal side is slightly raised as at 8.Between the two longitudinal side walls of the base, a suitable spacewill be provided for the reception of one or more ink wells 9 which maybe rounded or piared or of any suitable configuration to be retained onthe base and which are provided with removable covers 10 having inward lv slanting guide spouts 11 through which the pen point is to be insertedto the interior of the ink well.

iL-Ldjacent the ends of the tray, the base is provided with upright pins12 anchored in the base and longitndiinilly with the pins, the base isprovided with a pair of elongated t ansvcrsely disposed slots for thereception therethrough of removable pins 13 having burs l-il at theirlower ends whereby the pins may be adj ustably secured in the slots.This adjustment of the pins provides an extensible paper clip holder asthe pins may be adjusted to receive any size of looped paper clipsthereover and may be adjusted as desired.

While I have described and illustrated in the accompanying drawingscertain ap proved details and materials entering into the constructionand operation of the inven tion, I desire it to be understood that I donot intend to limit myself specifically to these but that any changes oralterations may be made in the same as will fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

I claim 1. A device of the character described comprising a pin tray, ahollow upstanding wall formed integral on the back and sides of thetray. said wall having an opening formed on its inner side, cushionmaterial disposed in said wall through said opening, means to retainsaid. material therein, the top of said well being perforated to receiveceive pins therethrough and maintain the same in upright spaced relationin said cushiOll'lIlZllJGIlLl.

lln testimony whereof I have hereunto set may hand in the presence oftwo subscribing pins therethrough and maintain the pins in spacedrelation in the cushion material.

9/. A device of the character described comprising a pin tray a hollowupstanding 5 Wall formed integral on the back and sides of the tray,said Wall having an opening Witnesses.

fonned on 1ts lnner s de tor he insertion or CHARLES A BULL a cushionmaterial, rldges on the inner surfaces of said hollow Wall to retainsaid cush- Witnesses:

WARD McKELLrPs,

F19 ion material therein and the top or" said wall D. G. HOWELL.

being perforated at spaced intervals to re Gopies 02 this giatent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner 05 fatenta,

Washington, 10. 3,

